Fiction Podcast Weekly 246: RØDE vs. Phone, Casting calls, grant opportunities with rolling deadlines, and more!

Issue #246 of The Fiction Podcast Weekly is brought to you by The Podcast Host's Gear Survey 2024.

We’d love to learn more about how you record your podcast. And if you tell us, you’ll have the opportunity to win a $200 Amazon voucher* in our prize drawing! The Podcaster Gear Survey should only take a few minutes. We’ll publish the results in full this Spring, so be sure to have your say!

News, Roundups, and Announcements

Radiodays Europe 2024 has a pragmatic and positive outlook for podcasting, says Radioinfo.com. Bonus: Arielle Nissenblatt's actionable tips to promote your show.
‘The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen’ Creators Are Bullish on Fiction Podcasts, by Caitlin Huston
Congratulations to Rick Toscan, on the release of his new book! Quotes on the Writing Craft is now available on Audible.
Congratulations to Tom Crowley for making Marvel Move even more moving! Tom Writes Daredevil: Radio Mode for Six to Start
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Creator Resources

Rode NT1 5th Gen Review: The World’s Quietest Mic? by Matthew McLean
Laurence Owen of Long Cat Media is making and selling useful mics made from beautiful vintage telephones. Check them out on Long Cat's ko-fi shop!
What's the Future of Podcasting Technology? with Izabela and Mike Russell of Music Radio Creative

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We’d love to learn more about how you record your podcast. And if you tell us, you’ll have the opportunity to win a $200 Amazon voucher in our prize draw!
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Belle - The Taylor Swift of Romantasy Readers

Two cousins and unapologetic romantasy fangirls, host the Romantasy Fangirls Podcast. Deep dive into a few chapters of your most beloved romantasy books. Come sip the tea with us!

Opportunities

The Black & Brown Podcast Collective supports emerging podcasters and content creators of color by providing micro grants to further support the growth of their podcasts and content. Rolling deadline.
Also a rolling deadline grant opportunity: OUR GREATNESS micro grants are for Women of Color independent podcasters.
Casting Call: Derry's New Direction, Listing expires 9 April.

Milestones & Debuts

The trailer for the next story in Fool & Scholar's Don't Mind series, Sealskin Rock, is ready for you, wherever you get your podcasts.
The Extrables: Five years ago, Yorkadelphia City underwent an event that saw the birth of extra-abled people known simply as “Extras”.
I think I've met you, but also know I haven't: the excitement and furore caused by the discovery of a portal to a different dimension at a sports venue in Ireland. Reports describing similar portals from around the world follow.
Fodor's Guide to Espionage: the 60's era spy story of the world’s first and greatest travel writer, Eugene Fodor, as he jetsets around the globe, secretly working for the CIA to prevent the greatest events of the Cold War and avoid World War III.

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